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  2. Bond energy - Wikipedia

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    Bond energy (BE) is the average of all bond-dissociation energies of a single type of bond in a given molecule. [7] The bond-dissociation energies of several different bonds of the same type can vary even within a single molecule. For example, a water molecule is composed of two O–H bonds bonded as H–O–H. The bond energy for H 2 O is the ...

  3. Molecular vibration - Wikipedia

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    A molecular vibration is a periodic motion of the atoms of a molecule relative to each other, such that the center of mass of the molecule remains unchanged. The typical vibrational frequencies range from less than 10 13 Hz to approximately 10 14 Hz, corresponding to wavenumbers of approximately 300 to 3000 cm −1 and wavelengths of approximately 30 to 3 μm.

  4. Bond-dissociation energy - Wikipedia

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    The term bond-dissociation energy is similar to the related notion of bond-dissociation enthalpy (or bond enthalpy), which is sometimes used interchangeably.However, some authors make the distinction that the bond-dissociation energy (D 0) refers to the enthalpy change at 0 K, while the term bond-dissociation enthalpy is used for the enthalpy change at 298 K (unambiguously denoted DH° 298).

  5. Transition state theory - Wikipedia

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    All chemical transformations pass through an unstable structure called the transition state, which is poised between the chemical structures of the substrates and products. The transition states for chemical reactions are proposed to have lifetimes near 10 −13 seconds, on the order of the time of a single bond vibration. No physical or ...

  6. Binding energy - Wikipedia

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    Bond energy and bond-dissociation energy are measures of the binding energy between the atoms in a chemical bond. It is the energy required to disassemble a molecule into its constituent atoms. This energy appears as chemical energy , such as that released in chemical explosions , the burning of chemical fuel and biological processes.

  7. Electronegativity - Wikipedia

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    Electronegativity, symbolized as χ, is the tendency for an atom of a given chemical element to attract shared electrons (or electron density) when forming a chemical bond. [1] An atom's electronegativity is affected by both its atomic number and the distance at which its valence electrons reside from the charged nucleus. The higher the ...

  8. Valence bond theory - Wikipedia

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    Since the nature of the overlapping orbitals are different in H 2 and F 2 molecules, the bond strength and bond lengths differ between H 2 and F 2 molecules. In methane (CH 4), the carbon atom undergoes sp 3 hybridization, allowing it to form four equivalent sigma bonds with hydrogen atoms, resulting in a tetrahedral geometry. Hybridization ...

  9. Bond valence method - Wikipedia

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    Starting with Pauling in 1947 [12] a correlation between cation–anion bond length and bond strength was noted. It was shown later [13] that if bond lengths were included in the calculation of bond strength, its accuracy was improved, and this revised method of calculation was termed the bond valence. These new insights were developed by later ...